The Beast Within 1982  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Philippe Mora
Cast: Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, Don Gordon, R.G. Armstrong, Katherine Moffat, L.Q. Jones, Luke Askew, Logan Ramsey, John Dennis Johnston, Ron Soble, Meshach Taylor, Boyce Holleman, Malcolm McMillan, Natalie Nolan Howard
While on her honeymoon in Mississippi, Caroline (Bibi Besch) is raped by a hairy-legged creature. Eighteen years later, her son Michael (Paul Clemens) by that incident is acting strange, so he is taken back to Mississippi in hopes that his behavior has something to do with the rape. Well, wouldn't you know it–he turns into an insect-like creature and starts dismembering and eating people.
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 Bullitt 1968  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall, Don Gordon, Simon Oakland, Norman Fell, Georg Stanford Brown, Bill Hickman, John Aprea, Justin Tarr, Carl Reindel, Vic Tayback, Felice Orlandi, Pat Renella
Capt. Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) is a tough San Francisco cop whose assignment is to keep star witness John Ross (Pat Renella) safe for 48 hours until it is time for him to testify against the Mafia. But, hit men attack and kill Ross. Now, despite objections from Sen. Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), Bullitt sets out on his own investigation to find the killers–and to uncover facts behind who leaked the information about where he was hiding Ross. The San Francisco car chase scene is tops. A good McQueen film.
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The Exorcist III 1990  R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: William Peter Blatty
Cast: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller, Nicol Williamson, Nancy Fish, Lee Richardson, Viveca Lindfors, George DiCenzo, Scott Wilson, Don Gordon, Grand L. Bush, Mary Jackson, Ken Lerner, Tracy Thorne
It has been about 15 years since Father Damien Karras died while performing an exorcism, and now bizarre murders are taking place, which seem to be related to that exorcism. A serial killer is the perpetrator, and the key lies in a mental patient who resembles Father Karras (Jason Miller). Will dedicated police Lieutenant Kinderman (George C. Scott) be able to figure out what's going on?
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The Final Conflict 1981 R, 106 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Omen III: The Final Conflict
Director: Graham Baker
Cast: Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon, Lisa Harrow, Arwen Holm, Mason Adams, Barnaby Holm, Robert Arden, Leueen Willoughby, Marc Boyle, Milos Kirek, Tommy Duggan, Louis Mahoney, Tony Vogel, Richard Oldfield
In this film, the third in the "Omen" series, Sam Neill plays Damien the Antichrist who rises to power as the wealthy head of Thom Industries, the world's largest multinational corporation. He is also an ambassador to England and heads an international youth council from which he gains followers to perform his evil deeds. When Damien sees a sign indicating the second coming of Christ on March 24th, in an effort to track down a reborn Jesus, he orders his followers to kill as many babies as possible who were born on that date. Matters come to a head when a band of Italian monks try to stop the killings and set out to assassinate Damien.
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Force of Arms 1951  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Girl for Joe
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Frank Lovejoy, Gene Evans, Dick Wesson, Paul Picerni, Katherine Warren, Ross Ford, Ron Hagerthy, Don Gordon
This film, based on Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" is set in Italy during World War II where WAC nurse Lieutenant Eleanor McKay (Nancy Olson) falls in love with her patient, Sergeant Peterson (William Holden).
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The Mack 1973  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Campus
Cast: Max Julien, Don Gordon, Richard Pryor, Carol Speed, Roger E. Mosley, William Watson, George Murdock, Dick Anthony Williams, Juanita Moore, Paul Harris, Lee Duncan, Sandra Brown, Kai Hernandez, Annazette Chase, Stu Gilliam
Recently released from prison, Goldie (Max Julien) sets up a prostitution ring and wins the award for Mack of the Year. In the process, he must deal with rival pimp Pretty Tony (Don Gordon), crooked cops, and drug dealers. Goldie decides to clean up the streets and gets help from his brother Olinga (Roger E. Mosley) and sidekick Slim (Richard Pryor). The corrupt cops kill Goldie's mother (Juanita Moore) and frame Goldie. Now, the brothers part, but Olinga returns in time to save Goldie, and they kill the corrupt cops. 1 User Review
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Out of the Blue 1980 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: No Looking Back
Director: Dennis Hopper
Cast: Linda Manz, Sharon Farrell, Dennis Hopper, Raymond Burr, Don Gordon, David L. Crowley, Joan Hoffman, Eric Allen, Fiona Brody, Carl Nelson
A dysfunctional family's problems lead to a tragic ending when the father (Dennis Hopper) returns. Contains Elvis songs.
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Papillon 1973 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Gregory Sierra, Ratna Assan, Val Avery, William Smithers, Vic Tayback, Mills Watson
The infamous French Guinea prison colony, Devil's Island, was an inhumane place on which to exist. One resident, Henri "Papillon" Charriere (Steve McQueen), claiming that he was falsely accused and convicted of murder, tries again and again to escape. After saving the life of fellow prisoner Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), Papillon receives help from Dega in his escape attempts. This film is based on the true story of his many escape attempts that finally culminate in his harrowing escape from Devil's Island.
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The Return of Charlie Chan 1973  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Happiness Is a Warm Clue
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Cast: Ross Martin, Leslie Nielsen, Louise Sorel, Richard Haydn, Don Gordon, Peter Donat, Virginia Lee, Soon-Tek Oh, Joseph Hindy, Kathleen Widdoes
This attempt to revive "Charlie Chan" films represents a failed attempt to give new life to the famous Chinese detective. In this story, Chan solves a series of murders on an expensive yacht.
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Skin Deep 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed, Julianne Phillips, Chelsea Field, Peter Donat, Don Gordon, Nina Foch, Denise Crosby, Michael Kidd
An alcoholic writer (John Ritter), constantly on the make, finds a new target in his wife's hairdresser (Julianne Phillips). His wife (Alyson Reed) finds out, and husband is out.
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Slaughter 1972 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Jack Starrett
Cast: Jim Brown, Stella Stevens, Rip Torn, Cameron Mitchell, Don Gordon, Marlene Clark, Robert Phillips, Marion Brash, Norman Alfe, Eddie Lo Russo, Buddie Garion, Lance Winston, Francisca Lopez de Laboriel, Roger Cudney, Juan Jose Laboniel
After the mob kills his parents, Vietnam veteran, ex-Green Beret Captain Slaughter (Jim Brown), avenges their murders. He accomplishes his mission and then heads to Mexico to hunt down even more dangerous gangsters. Rip Torn adds to the action in his role as mob boss Hoffo.
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WUSA 1970 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey, Cloris Leachman, Wayne Rogers, Pat Hingle, Don Gordon, Michael Anderson Jr., Moses Gunn
Rheinhardt (Paul Newman) is a drifter who ends up with a job as a disc jockey for radio station WUSA in New Orleans. It is only later that he learns that he is an unwary participant in an ultra-conservative plot.
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| 1. The Beast Within (1982)
2. Bullitt (1968)
3. The Exorcist III (1990)
4. The Final Conflict (1981)
aka: Omen III: The Final Conflict
5. Force of Arms (1951)
aka: A Girl for Joe
6. The Mack (1973)
7. Out of the Blue (1980)
aka: No Looking Back
8. Papillon (1973)
9. The Return of Charlie Chan (1973)
aka: Happiness Is a Warm Clue
10. Skin Deep (1989)
11. Slaughter (1972)
12. WUSA (1970)
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